Global Patent Index - EP 2138092 A1

EP 2138092 A1 20091230 - Endoscope apparatus

Title (en)

Endoscope apparatus

Title (de)

Endoskopvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil d'endoscopie

Publication

EP 2138092 A1 20091230 (EN)

Application

EP 09007782 A 20090612

Priority

JP 2008164812 A 20080624

Abstract (en)

An endoscope apparatus 2 according to the present invention includes an insertion portion 9 having a distal end portion 6 and at least two channels 54 and 63; an optical observation system 51 provided on one surface of the distal end portion so as to face an axial direction different from a direction of an insertion axis X of the insertion portion; a first channel opening 41a provided on one surface of the distal end portion near the optical observation system; an ultrasound transducer array 61 provided on the one surface of the distal end portion and having a scanning surface Z parallel to the insertion axis; and a second channel opening 41b provided on a proximal end side of the ultrasound transducer array.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 1/012 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/05 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 8/12 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 8/445 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2090/3784 (2016.02 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2138092 A1 20091230; EP 2138092 B1 20120926; CN 101612050 A 20091230; CN 101612050 B 20110831; JP 2010004945 A 20100114; JP 5153476 B2 20130227; US 2009318831 A1 20091224; US 8827922 B2 20140909

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09007782 A 20090612; CN 200910140477 A 20090515; JP 2008164812 A 20080624; US 49059309 A 20090624